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COVID-19 AND REDUNDANCY

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

30 April 2020 – COVID-19 and Redundancy A frequent question that is being asked of our practitioners – “Can I still undertake restructure and/or redundancy activities if I have drawn a wage subsidy?” Yes – within boundaries. Businesses can still undertake restructuring and implement redundancies in the COVID-19 environment. However, that right is still subject to [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: SPOT CHECKS AT LEVEL 3

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

28 April 2020 – Level 3 Alert: New Work Standards and "Spot Checks" Good news is we are moving forward. But it’s not a return to business as before COVID-19. WorkSafe will be doing spot checks and workplace visits under level 3 to ensure that businesses are compliant with level 3 requirements. The paramount concern will [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: WORKPLACE SAFETY AT LEVEL 3

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

24 April 2020 – Workplace Safety Moving into Alert Level 3. Last Friday we sent out an update regarding businesses who may be able to open under Alert Level 3. As we near closer to the transition to Level 3 there are still some questions employers may be asking. Essentially, workers who can work from home must [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: PREPARING FOR LEVEL 3

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17 April 2020 – Workplaces During Alert Level 3. Key messages in preparing to come out of lock down: A lot of business owners will have sighed some sort of relief at the Prime Minister’s statement yesterday that a lot of businesses will be able to reopen when we move into Alert Level 3. The [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: EMPLOYERS BEWARE OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

6th April 2020 – EMPLOYERS: time to stop and rethink? While the lock down is in place to eradicate the spread of COVID-19, it does not eradicate employers’ legal obligations to act in good faith, be fair and reasonable in the circumstances. The Government subsidy is just a band aid; it does not override or [...]

COVID-19 UPDATE – STATUTORY HOLIDAY EASTER ENTITLEMENTS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

7 April 2020 – Upcoming Statutory Holidays for Easter: Easter COVID-19 Arrangements Alert Due to COVID-19, some employers have had to make changes by agreement with their staff. Below we have outlined how to figure out what your employees are owed for the upcoming statutory holidays. Step 1: Is the employee working during the lockdown [...]

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

New Essential Workers Leave Scheme: On Thursday 2 April the government announced a new essential worker leave scheme to take effect on Monday 6 April 2020 (midday). The objective of the scheme is to ensure that workers in essential business who need to stay home (isolate) are still receiving income when they are able and [...]

DO YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER YOUR ANNUAL LEAVE?

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

As we enter the Christmas season many will be thinking about their annual leave. Most employees know they are entitled to at least four weeks’ paid leave. A purpose of the Holidays Act 2003 is to promote work-life balance and provide an opportunity for ‘rest and recreation.’ It is a reward for the hard work [...]

EMPLOYEES: TALK BEFORE YOU WALK

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

Employees: Talk before you Walk Everyone has workplace complaints from time to time, from workplace politics to being assigned that dreaded task. But if you are facing an issue at work so serious that you are thinking about resigning, visiting an employment lawyer sooner rather than later could make all the difference. It is not [...]

CHANGES ON THE HORIZON FOR FOREIGN WORKER RECRUITMENT PROCESS

7 May 2020 By Buckettlaw In News & Announcements No Comments

CHANGES ON THE HORIZON FOR FOREIGN WORKER RECRUITMENT PROCESS Introduction The process for hiring foreign workers on employer-assisted temporary work visas is due to undergo reforms over the next 18 months. The effects of these reforms broadly fit into three themes: - Ensuring priority for New Zealanders when it comes to filling vacancies; - Favouring [...]

COVID-19 AND REDUNDANCY

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: SPOT CHECKS AT LEVEL 3

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: WORKPLACE SAFETY AT LEVEL 3

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: PREPARING FOR LEVEL 3

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: EMPLOYERS BEWARE OF YOUR OBLIGATIONS

COVID-19 UPDATE – STATUTORY HOLIDAY EASTER ENTITLEMENTS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19

COVID-19 EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE

DO YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER YOUR ANNUAL LEAVE?

EMPLOYEES: TALK BEFORE YOU WALK

CHANGES ON THE HORIZON FOR FOREIGN WORKER RECRUITMENT PROCESS

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